Weekly News #31 25August2024 – Melbourne Camera Club

Exhibition Launch: Thursday 29 August – ‘Handmade’

All members are warmly invited to join us this Thursday night, to celebrate the work of the Analogue Photography Group for the launch of the ‘Handmade’ Exhibition.

Exhibition Launch: Thursday 29 August, 7:30pm

HANDMADE Exhibition

An exhibition of 105 handmade analogue prints from 30 Club members.

The exhibition shows a diverse range of handcrafted work, all created with vintage cameras, painstakingly hand-processed, and printed in traditional darkroom settings.

Launch presentation by Kate Baker

Kate Baker is an Australian fine art photographer. She studied at the Australian Centre of Photography, with further studies under master printers Gordon Undy, Michael A Smith & Paula Chamlee. Since 2005 Kate has exhibited in galleries in Australia and Europe. Her work is held in collections in Australia, the US and Europe. Kate has gallery representation in Berlin.

Exhibition Weekends

August 31, September 1, 7, 8, from 11am-3pm

Image: Handmade Exhibition 2024, Greg Branson

News Updates

AGM & Nominations for MCC Board Positions

Annual General Meeting – Thursday 3 October 2024

This year’s MCC AGM will be held as a Hybrid Meeting – in person at the Clubrooms and on Zoom. Further details and formal notification will be distributed to eligible MCC Members in due course.

Nominations are now open for MCC Board positions, and must be on the prescribed forms published on the MCC website. Nominations close 10pm Thursday 19 September 2024.

Further information

Clubrooms Update

With the majority of the painting of floors and walls now completed in the Studio and Annex, the Board is finalising plans to replace the ground floor carpet with engineered flooring in the entrance foyer and kitchen areas. This work will commence prior to Christmas.

Additionally, the Board is planning to give the Gallery a ‘facelift’ which will include a fresh coat of paint, new pin-up/backing boards, and new carpets. The office, stairwell, and upstairs kitchen areas will also be repainted and carpeted as part of the project.

These renovations are expected to take place over the summer, coinciding with the closure during the Christmas period.

MCC Lightroom Course – Enrolments Open

Our next Introduction to Lightroom Basics course will held on Saturday 5 October, from 8.15am-4.30pm in the Gallery at the Clubrooms.

If you have been thinking about starting out with Lightroom Classic, this is the perfect hands-on introduction course.

Bring your own laptop: this is a one day workshop where participants follow along with an instructor using Lightroom on their laptop.

The workshop is limited to 20 participants.

Workshop Fees:

$89 for MCC members
$149 for non-members
Includes coffee, tea and refreshments for morning and afternoon breaks
BYO lunch

Further information on the link below. Please also share with family and friends who may be interested.

Enrol on MCC website

Introduction to Photography Course
Volunteers Wanted

If you are able to help out to assist the participants at any of the remaining sessions for the Intro Course (click here for dates), please kindly contact:

Robin Tully, Course Coordinator, email:
intro.course@melbournecameraclub.org.au

What’s On

Analogue Photography Group

Monday 26 August, 7:30pm

We will have our regular Show and Tell, feedback on printmaking, Passion Projects, Work In Progress, sharing of interesting cameras.

Discussion about a large format workshop.

Pre launch viewing of the exhibition. Catalogue presentation.

Introduction to Photography Course

Tuesday 27 August, 7:30pm

Sessions for registered participants.

Course link

Analogue Photography Group Exhibition Opening

Thursday 29 August, 7:30pm

All members are invited to join the Analogue Photography Group at the opening event of the 2024 exhibition, ‘Handmade’.

Analogue Photography Group Exhibition: Handmade

Saturday 31 August &
Sunday 1 September
and 7-8 September
11:00am-3:00pm

The Exhibition is open for two weekends, bring your friends and family to see the high quality work produced by the MCC Analogue Photography Group.

MCC Photography Workshops

MCC is offering a number of courses and workshops for photographers over the rest of the year. Some workshops are open to Members only, and others are open to the general public and members of other clubs.

Astro Landscape Photography Experience
[Full Waitlist only]

Saturday 31 August, 2.30pm
MCC Members only
Workshop link

Introduction to Lightroom Basics

Saturday 5 October, 9am-4.30pm
Members Fee $89.00
Workshop link
Open to Members & Non-Members

Film Developing and Printing Course

7-8 December 2024
Workshop link

Introduction to Photography Course

Annually in February and August
Enrolments open for August course
Course link, syllabus and information
Open to Members & Non-Members

What’s On Outside MCC

Discounts for MCC Members

MCC Members Offer Railway Hotel, South Melbourne (special offer extended)

20% discount on Mains and Pub Classics on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Exclusions: Specials such as Parma Night and Steak day are not included
When booking a table mention that you are MCC member and advise the staff when ordering

Ongoing discounts and special offers for MCC Members – refer to the Resources and Links page in the Members area of the website:

Lucky Straps 20% discount for MCC Members
Spicers paper products
Photography Studies College (PSC) are offering MCC members 20% discount on printing
Photobooks: Momento Pro – club offers and book printing is no longer available as the company is closed and has been placed into liquidation.

Website link

VAPS Information

VAPS NEWSBRIEF

Monthly issues of VAPS Newsbrief are available online, published at the start of each month.

Newsbrief link

Celebrating MCC Members’ Photography Success

If you have any recent competition results or photography exhibitions you would like to share to inspire other members in their photography journey, please email the Newsletter team so the website page can be updated and shared in the Weekly News. Deadline Friday evening.

MCC does not endorse any competitions/exhibitions that are listed, the content is for informational purposes.

See past awardees

Editorial Committee: Sally Paterson / Mark Devaraj / Vitas Anderson

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